Chelsea Clinton To Become NBC Correspondent

Chelsea Clinton, the 31-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is stepping into her own spotlight.

According to The New York Times, NBC has hired Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent for NBC News. Her feature stories will reportedly be used in the "Making a Difference" series, which runs on "NBC Nightly News." The segments spotlight people who volunteer to improve the lives of others in their communities.

When Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992, the first lady asked the press to keep Chelsea out of the public eye. As a young adult, Chelsea continued to avoid media attention in order to attend college and quietly enter the business world. Once her mother decided to run for the presidency in 2007, however, Chelsea made hundreds of public appearances, mostly on college campuses, to support the campaign. More recently, she has worked for New York University and promoted her father's latest book. She is currently pursuing a doctorate at Oxford.

Clinton is the second daughter of a president hired by NBC News; Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, works as a correspondent for NBC's "Today" show.

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  Chelsea Clinton attends the George Washington University (GW) kickoff rally to launch the 'GW Phones for Hope,' as part of a 2012 Clinton Global Initiative University project.

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  With Hillary Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative.

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  With her husband Marc Mezvinsky during the closing Plenary session of the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) at the Sheraton New York Hotel on September 22, 2011 in New York City.

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  At the Women's World Cup Final.

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  Chelsea Clinton and honoree Elizabeth Smart attend the 2nd Annual Diller-von Furstenberg Awards at United Nations on March 11, 2011 in New York City.

• Chelsea Clinton (Plus Media Titans!)

  Presenters actress Laura Linney, anchorwoman Diane Sawyer, The Daily Beast and Newsweek editor-in-chief Tina Brown, Chelsea Clinton, designer Diane von Furstenberg, Ambassador Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, (L-R front row) honorees Elizabeth Smart, Taryn Davis, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sohini Chakraborty and Kakenya Ntaiya attend the 2nd Annual Diller-von Furstenberg Awards at United Nations on March 11, 2011 in New York City.

• Chelsea Clinton (With Movie Stars!)

  Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller and Chelsea Clinton are seen during the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 23, 2010 in New York.

• Chelsea Clinton (Getting Married!)

  In this handout image provided by Barbara Kinney, (L-R) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her mother Dorothy Rodham and Chelsea Clinton pose during the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky at the Astor Courts Estate on July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.

• Glamour Hosts Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton

  NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Moderator Chelsea Clinton speaks at Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton hosted by Glamour magazine at 92nd Street Y on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Glamour)

• Glamour Hosts Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton

  NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Moderator Chelsea Clinton speaks at Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton hosted by Glamour magazine at 92nd Street Y on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Glamour)

• Glamour Hosts Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton

  NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Moderator Chelsea Clinton speaks at Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton hosted by Glamour magazine at 92nd Street Y on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Glamour)

• Glamour Hosts Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton

  NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Editor-in-chief of Glamour Cindi Leive and Chelsea Clinton attend Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton hosted by Glamour at 92nd Street Y on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Glamour)

• Glamour Hosts Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton

  NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Chelsea Clinton talks to Mary Anne Huntsman and Abby Huntsman Livingston at Women In Politics Panel With Chelsea Clinton hosted by Glamour magazine at 92nd Street Y on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Glamour)

• School Of American Ballet Winter Ball 2012

  NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 05: Chelsea Clinton (L) and Amanda Brotman attend the School of American Ballet Winter Ball 2012 at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on March 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

• School Of American Ballet Winter Ball 2012

  NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 05: Chelsea Clinton attends the School of American Ballet Winter Ball 2012 at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on March 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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  Chelsea Clinton (C), daughter of former US President Bill Clinton, and Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk (R) look at a three-week old baby in a neonatal care unit at the National Children's Hospital in Kiev on January 24, 2012. Chelsea Clinton arrived in Ukraine to support the project 'The Cradles of Hope' launched by the Victor Pinchuk foundation. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ EFREM LUKATSKY (Photo credit should read EFREM LUKATSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

• 2011 Women For Women International Gala

  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Chelsea Clinton attends the 2011 Women For Women International Gala at The Museum of Modern Art on November 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Getty Images)

• Clinton Global Initiative Addresses Issues Of Worldwide Concern

  NEW YORK CITY- SEPTEMBER 22: Former US President Bill Clinton (R) stands on stage with his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton (C), Secretary of State, and their daughter Chelsea Clinton during the closing Plenary session of the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) at the Sheraton New York Hotel on September 22, 2011 in New York City. Established in 2005 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the CGI assembles global leaders to develop and implement solutions to some of the world's most urgent problems. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Comments

[jaybeehive]

05:09 PM on 11/19/2011

NBC scoured the entire United States and lo and behold here is the #1 correspondent out there.

[jaybeehive]

05:08 PM on 11/19/2011

Yeah, and I am a rocket scientist.

[huffnpuff2]

01:45 PM on 11/19/2011

Silver spoons fed her to the top quick, no?

[Jeronimo Dan]

08:38 AM on 11/19/2011

If Chelsea's last name were not Clinton, do you really think NBC would have hire this little wall flower as a corespondent?

Don't shoot the messanger...

[redbuns]

06:44 AM on 11/19/2011

first step in momma's plan to put her litter in the white house.

[okieggma]

06:39 PM on 11/18/2011

Maybe she will be our first woman in the Oval Office. God knows we need one.

[jaybeehive]

05:10 PM on 11/19/2011

Sarah Palin will be the first.

[dixdarlin]

05:48 PM on 11/18/2011

What a brilliant young woman! You make American women proud!

[Adrienne Williams]

05:01 PM on 11/18/2011

They say it's not what you know but who you know. But the rest is up to you. In this market, every job we get is a network and helping hand. You do not make alone. You need a village. wink

[CivilDebate10]

04:08 PM on 11/18/2011

Thanks mommy and daddy.

[Los Pepes]

03:37 PM on 11/18/2011

As if Bush wasn't example enough of why we shouldn't just give someone something because their daddy was President.

[zigzag1]

10:57 PM on 11/17/2011

Good, Chelsea is a classy, smart young lady

[CivilDebate10]

04:09 PM on 11/18/2011

Please cite one example of something that indicates she's smart.

[dixdarlin]

05:49 PM on 11/18/2011

uh... Oxford Ph.D.

[Lorraine Danese]

07:53 PM on 11/17/2011

She is very smart like both her parents also only child college educated good for her !! It dosnt matter like I tell my girls work hard go to School and hopefully do great things in life!! I always liked Chelsea:)

[CivilDebate10]

04:09 PM on 11/18/2011

She's smart? How do you know? Give us an example.

[Lorraine Danese]

10:11 PM on 11/18/2011

OH well you really think i will who is us ? That is if you didnt know she graduated first in her class * sorry babe that,s all i have for you but i wish her luck an you to!!

[luapmi2]

07:02 PM on 11/17/2011

Good to see the 1%er network kick-in. I was afraid Chelsea was actually going to have to earn opportunities like the rest of us bums.

[skibum415]

06:56 AM on 11/20/2011

Surely she is doing her part to help everyone else. I hear she is smart so she's probably researching and writing less-intelligent student papers. That's how it works right, take from the 1% and give to the 99%.

[Sam1USA]

03:20 PM on 11/17/2011

This is your America, the greatest facade in the history of the world. Enjoy.

[Carolab]

02:19 AM on 11/17/2011

Uh huh.